For software details for the specific SIPs, SSCs, and SPAs that are supported on the Catalyst 6500 Series switch, refer to the companion publication, Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SIP, SSC, and SPA Software Configuration Guide.

Introduction to SIPs and SPAs

SIPs, SSCs, and SPAs constitute a new carrier card and port adapter architecture that increases modularity, flexibility, and density across Cisco Systems switches for network connectivity. This section describes the SIPs, SSCs, and SPAs and provides some guidelines for their use.

SPA Interface Processors

The following list describes some of the general characteristics of a SIP:

•A SIP is a carrier card that inserts into a switch slot like a line card. It provides no network connectivity on its own.

•A SIP contains one or more subslots, which are used to contain one or more SPAs. The SPA provides interface ports for network connectivity.

•During normal operation, the SIP should reside in a switch that is fully populated either with functional SPAs in all subslots or with a blank filler plate (SPA-BLANK=) inserted in all empty subslots.

•SIPs support online insertion and removal (OIR) with SPAs inserted in their subslots. SPAs also support OIR and can be inserted or removed independently from the SIP.

SPA Services Cards

The following list describes some of the general characteristics of an SSC:

•An SSC is a carrier card that inserts into a switch slot like a line card. It provides no network connectivity.

•An SSC provides one or more subslots, which are used to contain one or more SPAs. The supported SPAs do not provide interface ports for network connectivity, but provide certain services.

•During normal operation, the SSC should reside in a switch that is fully populated either with functional SPAs in all subslots or with a blank filler plate (SPA-BLANK=) inserted in all empty subslots.

•SSCs support online insertion and removal (OIR) with SPAs inserted in their subslots. SPAs also support OIR and can be inserted or removed independently from the SSC.

Shared Port Adapters

The following list describes some of the general characteristics of a SPA:

•A SPA is a modular type of port adapter that inserts into a subslot of a compatible SIP carrier card to provide network connectivity and increased interface port density. A SIP can hold one or more SPAs, depending on the SIP type.

•Each SPA provides a certain number of connectors, or ports, that are the interfaces to one or more networks. These interfaces can be individually configured using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI).

•Either a blank filler plate or a functional SPA should reside in every subslot of an SIP during normal operation to maintain cooling integrity. Blank filler plates are available in single-height form only.

•SPAs support online insertion and removal (OIR). They can be inserted or removed independently from the SIP. SIPs also support online insertion and removal (OIR) with SPAs inserted in their subslots.

SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility

The following tables show SIP, SSC, and SPA compatibility by SPA technology area on the Catalyst 6500 Series switch.

Note For more information about the introduction of support for different SIPs, SSCs, and SPAs, refer to the "Release History" sections in the overview chapters of the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SIP, SSC, and SPA Software Configuration Guide.

Table 1-1 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for ATM SPAs

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

2-Port and 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1 ATM SPA

SPA-2XOC3-ATM SPA-4XOC3-ATM

Yes

Yes

No

No

1-Port OC-12c/STM-4 ATM SPA

SPA-1XOC12-ATM

No

Yes

No

No

1-Port OC-48c/STM-16 ATM SPA

SPA-1XOC48-ATM

No

Yes

No

No

Table 1-2 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for Ethernet SPAs

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

1-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SPA

SPA-1XTENGE-XENPKSPA-1XTENGE-XFPSPA-1X10GE-L-V2

No

No

Yes

No

2-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

SPA-2X1GE

No

Yes

No

No

5-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

SPA-5X1GESPA-5X1GE-V2

No

Yes

Yes

No

10-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

SPA-10X1GESPA-10X1GE-V2

NoNo

NoYes

YesYes

NoNo

4-Port and 8-Port Fast Ethernet SPA

SPA-4X1FE-TX-V2 SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2

Yes

No

No

No

Table 1-3 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for the IPSec VPN SPA

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

IPSec VPN SPA

SPA-IPSEC-2G

No

No

No

Yes

Table 1-4 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for POS SPAs

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

2-Port and 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1 POS SPA

SPA-2XOC3-POS SPA-4XOC3-POS

Yes

Yes

No

No

1-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS SPA

SPA-1XOC12-POS

No

Yes

No

No

1-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS SPA

SPA-1XOC48-POS/RPR

No

Yes

No

No

2-Port OC-48 POS/RPR SPA

SPA-2XOC48-POS/RPR

No

No

Yes

No

1-Port OC-192c/STM-64 POS/RPR SPA

SPA-OC192POS-LR SPA-OC192POS-VSR SPA-OC192POS-XFP

No

No

Yes

No

Table 1-5 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for Serial SPAs

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

1-Port Channelized OC-3/STM-1 SPA

SPA-1XCHSTM1/OC3

Yes

No

No

No

2-Port and 4-Port Channelized T3 SPA

SPA-2XCT3/DS0 SPA-4XCT3/DS0

Yes

No

No

No

2-Port and 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 SPA

SPA-2XT3/E3 SPA-4XT3/E3

Yes

No

No

No

8-Port Channelized T1/E1 SPA

SPA-8XCHT1/E1

Yes

No

No

No

Table 1-6 SIP, SSC, and SPA Compatibility Table for CEoP SPAs

SPA

Product ID

SIP Type

Cisco 7600 SIP-200

Cisco 7600 SIP-400

Cisco 7600 SIP-600

Cisco 7600 SSC-400

24-Port Channelized T1/E1 ATM CEoP SPA

SPA-24CHT1-CE-ATM

No

Yes

No

No

Modular Optics Compatibility

Some SPAs implement small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers to provide network connectivity. An SFP module is a transceiver device that mounts into the front panel to provide network connectivity.

Cisco Systems qualifies the SFP modules that can be used with SPAs.

Note The SPAs will only accept the SFP modules listed as supported in this document. An SFP check is run every time an SFP module is inserted into a SPA, and only SFP modules that pass this check will be usable.

Table 1-7 shows the types of optics modules that have been qualified for use with a SPA.

Table 1-7 SPA Optics Compatibility

SPA

Qualified Optics Modules (Cisco Part Numbers)

2-Port and 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1 ATM SPA

•SFP-OC3-MM

•SFP-OC3-SR

•SFP-OC3-IR1

•SFP-OC3-LR1

•SFP-OC3-LR2

1-Port OC-12c/STM-4 ATM SPA

•SFP-OC12-MM

•SFP-OC12-SR

•SFP-OC12-IR1

•SFP-OC12-LR1

•SFP-OC12-LR2

1-Port OC-48c/STM-16 ATM SPA

•SFP-OC48-IR1

•SFP-OC48-SR

1-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SPA

•XFP-10GLR-OC192SR

•XFP-10GER-OC192IR

•SFP-GE-T

2-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

•SFP-GE-S

•SFP-GE-L

•SFP-GE-Z

•SFP-GE-T

5-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

•SFP-GE-S

•SFP-GE-L

•SFP-GE-Z

•SFP-GE-T

10-Port Gigabit Ethernet SPA

•SFP-GE-S

•SFP-GE-L

•SFP-GE-Z

•SFP-GE-T

2-Port and 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1 POS SPA

•SFP-OC3-MM

•SFP-OC3-SR

•SFP-OC3-IR1

•SFP-OC3-LR1

•SFP-OC3-LR2

1-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS SPA

•SFP-OC12-MM

•SFP-OC12-SR

•SFP-OC12-IR1

•SFP-OC12-LR1

•SFP-OC12-LR2

1-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS SPA

•SFP-OC48-SR

•SFP-OC48-IR1

•SFP-OC48-LR2

2-Port and 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16 POS SPA

•SFP-OC48-SR

•SFP-OC48-IR1

•SFP-OC48-LR2

1-Port OC-192c/STM-64 POS/RPR XFP SPA

•XFP-10GLR-OC192SR

•XFP-10GER-OC192IR

1-Port Channelized OC-3/STM-1 SPA

•SFP-OC3-SR

•SFP-OC3-IR1

•SFP-OC3-LR1

•SFP-OC3-LR2

1-Port Channelized OC-3 STM1 ATM CEoP SPA

•SFP-OC3-MM

•SFP-OC3-SR

•SFP-OC3-IR1

•SFP-OC3-LR1

•SFP-OC3-LR2

Power Management

SPAs and SIPs consume chassis power, and, you must make sure the chassis is within the power budget on a Catalyst 6500 Series switch.

On a Catalyst 6500 Series switch, use the show power command on the Route Processor to determine how much power you have available in the chassis and how much is being used or reserved by line cards, supervisor engines, and fan trays.

The following example shows the show power command on a Catalyst 6500 Series switch: